Prince William in hot water over not pulling his weight at work

Britain's Prince William works 80 hours a month for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

The 33-year-old royal has come under criticism for only doing part time hours with the charity but people have rushed to his defence to insist he is enjoying the 'challenge of being a modern working father and husband' as well as balancing his royal duties.

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A source told the Mail Online: 'It's a demanding role involving both day and night shifts. But the Duke relishes the challenge of being a modern working father and husband, combining his royal and charitable duties with this work as an air ambulance pilot.'

Sources at his airbase told the Sun yesterday that his attendance had started to drop off: 'He’s hardly ever on shift. He was very enthusiastic to begin with but it tailed off. It’s supposed to be four on, four off but with the Duke it’s more off than on. He had at least four weeks off over Christmas, which has to be staffed the same as normal weeks. It’s fine that he gets a bit of special treatment, but it’s beginning to really annoy some people. The rumour is that he’s just a bit bored of it.'

Meanwhile, the East Anglian Air Ambulance service recently praised the Prince, who is second in line to the throne, for his work with the charity and thanked the general public for allowing him to get on with his job.

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A spokesperson for the EAAA said: 'The general public has been wonderful - just letting him get on and accepting he's someone trying to do a job like anyone else.

'As a charity we're delighted that the region has supported his work and allowed him to get on with the job - the very important job he's chosen to do.'

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